Hey Beauties,

Hope you all are doing well. Today am doing a haul post after a long time. For some reason, I couldn't share my monthly hauls with you and have been sharing the pictures of what I bought randomly on my social accounts. But I woke up to three lovely mails today. Therefore, I decided to write a haul post for this months purchases. So let's get to the post and see what I bought this month...

Makeup Haul

Yes this year am on my mission to collect more lipsticks. So I basically started the month by purchasing a MAC lipstick in "Impassioned" from Fb page Brandvilla. I have already shared that on my FB fan page with you. Then I found these amazing deluxe Tarte LipSurgence Lip Tints on Facebook page Berries. I was looking for these everywhere and immediately bought two for myself. The owner was so quick and dispatched my order the very next day and I got in just 1 day. This was my first shopping experience with this page which went great.

Tarte LipSurgence Lip Tints from Berries

I ordered these two Wet n Wild lipsticks from Facebook Page Shopaholic last month. I so wanted this WnW Fergie Creme lipstick. Its their special edition lipstick and I bought this just for my love for the movie "The Great Gatsby". I pre-ordered the lipsticks last month and these arrived just on time in 3-4 weeks. The owner is so sweet and she shipped my order as soon as it arrived at her place. She also sent some free samples along with the order. It was my first shopping experience with this page too and it really was great.

Wet n Wild Lipsticks from Shopaholic

Wet n Wild Lipsticks from Shopaholic

This year am looking forward to try more lip creams and Nyx Matte Lip Creams were on top of wishlist. Luckily the shade Addis Ababa was available online at Facebook page Glitz n Glamz. I ordered one for myself to try. The owner of the page is so sweet and it was a nice shopping experience from this new Fb page. Let's see how this NYX Matte Lip Cream works for me.

NYX Matte Lip Cream in Addis Ababa from Glitz n Glam

And last but the not the least, I bought this MUR Radiance Palette from Daraz.pk. I placed my order on Daraz for this palette about two weeks ago but it was cancelled twice telling that the palette is not in stock. Thanks to Makeup Revolution Pakistan for helping me with this. They are so cooperative helped me a lot with this and finally I was able to place an order for this palette at Daraz.pk. Got it just today. Am excited to try and review this soon.

Makeup Revolution Radiance Palette

Makeup Revolution Radiance Palette

List of What I Bought This Month:
MAC Lipstick in shade Impassioned (Rs 2150 from Brandvilla)
Tarte LipSurgence Deluxe Lip Tint in shade Eternal (Rs 850 from Fb Page Berries)
Tarte LipSurgence Deluxe Lip Tint in shade Dainty (Rs 850 from Fb Page Berries)
WnW Fergie Creme lipstick in Penthouse Sweet (Rs 550 from Shopaholic)
WnW Mega Last Lip Color in 24 Carrot Gold (Rs 550 from Shopaholic)
NYX Matte Lip Cream in Addis Ababa (Rs 1000/- from Glitz n Glamz)
Makeup Revolution Pakistan Radiance Radiant Lights Palette (Rs 1300/- from Daraz.pk)


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Hey beauties,

Hope you are doing great. Pantone has selected MARSALA as the color of this year, 2015. Marsala is a gorgeous bold and deep shade. It is a lovely reddish brown shade or should I say a muted wine shade with some touch of brown in it. This shade will compliment many skin tones. I personally love this shade a lot and think its perfect for Asian skin tones. Therefore today's post is dedicated to the color of the year i.e. Marsala. The credit of this post goes to the sweetest ever Umaima of Dudettes Talk as she basically came up with this idea to do a collaborative post on "Marsala Makeup & Fashion Guide". Therefore am sharing with you this Marsala Makeup Guide today. I hope this post will help you in buying the right Marsala makeup products this year (both from drugstore & high end brands).

Marsala Makeup Guide

I have decided to keep the list short and precised. Therefore, I will be sharing with you only 2 high end and 2 drugstore Marsala products from each category. So let's get started...

Marsala For Eyes

Marsala For Eyes:
Marsala is such a lovely shade that would so compliment brown, hazel and green eyes. My high end picks of Marsala eyeshadows include Sephora Facets of Marsala Multi Finish Eye Palette ($39). This was a limited edition palette that went out of stock at Sephora so quickly but is still available at Ebay and few other websites. My second high end Marsala eyeshadow recommendation is Make Up Forever Artist Shadow in shade Morello Cherry ($21). My drugstore Marsala picks for eyes are Maybelline Color Tattoo in shade Metallic Pomegranate (£4.99) and NYX Jumboo Eye Pencil in Rust ($4.50).

Marsala For Lips

Marsala For Lips: 
This is my favorite section of all. There are so many lovely Marsala lipsticks that I have on my wish list for this year. Am sharing just a few with you. My Marsala high end lipsticks recommendations are Bobbi Brown Lipstick in Rum Raisin ($26) and YSL Rouge Volupte Shine Lipstick in Rose Infinite ($35).  MAC "Sin" is also a beautiful deep Marsala lip color. Its actually quite darker than the actual Marsala shade. If you are a budget buyer then the best drugstore options are ELF Moisturizing Lipstick in Ravishing Rose ($3) and Revlon Colorburst Matte Balm in Sultry ($7.19). Another great drugstore Marsala lipstick is Essence long lasting lipstick in "On The Cat Walk". And there are plenty of lovely Marsala lip colors to share with you but to keep it short I have listed just few of my favorite shades here.

Marsala For Cheeks

Marsala For Cheeks:
Again for high end brands Sephora takes the lead here. Sephora's Shimmering Marsala Cheek Trio ($28) has to be on the top. It is such a gorgeous palette with three beautiful shades. It was again a limited edition palette which is not available at Sephora now but u can still find it at Ebay for almost ($50). My second high end recommendation is Nars Blush in shade Outlaw ($30). As for budget buyers, the best Marsala blushers are ELF Studio Blush Palette in shade Dark ($6) and Sleek Blush in shade Flushed ($6.99). I love these two shades and have these on my wishlist especially the sleek blusher, it is so gorgeous.

Marsala For Nails

Marsala For Nails: 
Now time to paint your nails Marsala. The high end suggestions in this section are Chanel Le Vernis Nail Color 18 Rouge Noir (£18) and Tom Ford Nail Lacquer Bordeaux Lust ($32). Drugstore lovers should check out Essie Nail Color in shade Thigh High ($8.50) and INGLOT O2M Breathable Nail Color #625 (Rs 1250/- almost $13).


That's all for my Marsala makeup guide. I hope you find this post helpful. But wait...the post hasn't ended yet. To spice up your wardrobe with Marsala, read Umaima's Marsala fashion and dressing guide on her blog here.



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Hey beauties,

Hope you all are doing great. So its the last week of 2014 and this year is going to reach its end in just few days. If I look back at the journey of 2014, this year was full of ups and downs for me. The starting of this year was not very favorable for me. I had been sick for a while and felt quite low but Alhamdulilah things got better as months passed. This year taught me a lot, increased my faith and really taught me so many things.

I went through some bad days in starting of this year, but Alhamdulilah I was blessed with many good days and special memories too. I achieved many blogging benchmarks, bought a lot of makeup, many products from brands that were on my wishlist, made many new blogger friends, exchanged a lot of gifts and did much more. Some special & happiest moments of this year include:

- Getting awarded with Gold Medal in MBA
- Sending Eid gifts to and receiving Eid gifts from fellow bloggers
- Getting my first PR samples
- Becoming Sigma Beauty affiliate
- Earning through blog sale (that was a new experience :D)

and many more.... Indeed there is much more to be grateful for.... Alhamdulilah :)

Okay so enough talking about the year and let's come back to the main point of this post. Today am sharing my 2014 makeup/beauty favorites with you. There are many things that I wanted to share in this post. But I decided to keep maximum three things in each category.  So let's take a look at my 2014 makeup/beauty favorites....

Makeup/Beauty Favorites of 2014

Eyes:

Starting with eyes. My top three picks of the year are:

1- Sigma Beauty Brow Expert Kit (See first impressions and swatches here)
2- Makeup Revolution Welcome to the Pleasuredome Palette
3- Essence I Love Extreme Crazy Volume Mascara

Favorite Eye Products of 2014

Face:

For face, my three best picks are shared below.

1- Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation in shade Classic Ivory
2- LA Girl Pro Conceal HD Concealer in shade Creamy Beige (Read review here)
3- ELF Makeup Mist & Set Spray

Favorite Face Products of 2014

Lips:

Deciding just 3 favorites for this category was the hardest task for a lipstickholic like me. I bought so many amazing lip shades this year that I love a lot. But since I have to share just 3, my top 3 favorites are:

1- Jordana Twist and Shine Balm Stain in shade "Honey Love" (Read review here)
2- Wet n wild Mega Last Lip Color in shade "Pinker Bell"
3- DMGM Xtreme Matte Chubby Stick in shade "Wax Apple" (Read review here)

Favorite Lip Products of 2014

Blushers:

So here are my three favorite blushers that I bought this year. Although I got this Tarte deluxe amazonian clay blush (from Chic to Cheek set) just last week. But mine mine....am so in love with it. Love the shade, love the finish and the texture. This has to be on top of my 2014 favorites list for sure.

1- Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush Deluxe in shade "Day Dream"
2- Makeup Revolution Powder Blush in shade "Sugar"
3- The Balm INSTAIN Blush in shade "Swiss Dot" (Read review here)

Favorite Blushers of 2014

Highlighters:

This is the only category where I have only two favorite products to share. My favorite highlighters from this year are...

1- The Balm Mary-Lou Manizer
2- MUA Undress Your Skin Highlighter in shade "Iridescent Gold" (Read review here)

Favorite Highlighters

Brushes & Tools:

Alhamdulilah this year I managed to get all the basic brushes I need in my collection. My favorite brushes and tools are:

1- Sigma E-55 Eye Shading Brush
2- Real Techniques Starter Set
3- Real Techniques Core Collection.

Favorite Brushes/Tools of 2014

Skin Care:

And last but not the least we have the skin care favorites of 2014. This year, I payed more attention to my skin and tried to establish a basic skin care regimen. I tried a lot of new skin care products and still am trying new products. My top 3 skin care picks from this year are...

1- JO's Organic Chocolate Face Scub (Read review here)
2- St. Ives Timeless Skin Collagen Elastin Facial Moisturizer
3- Nivea Visage Refreshing Cleansing Milk

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That's all.... :D

Alhamdulilah, I really am so grateful to Allah for making many of my wishes come true this year related to blogging, life, makeup/beauty products and much more :)


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Hey beauties,

So this year, this new brand "Makeup Revolution" has been much raved about in blogging community. I was also pretty excited after reading so many reviews from bloggers around the globe. Now who wouldn't be tempted to try a new brand that is soooo affordable, is offering such great variety of products at pretty reasonable prices. Being a beauty blogger I also wanted to buy some stuff from the brand to check it out myself. One fine morning there came a great news. And guess what... Makeup Revolution products were available online at our favorite online beauty store in Pakistan Just4girls.pk. Wooohooo...!!! There was a sudden hype among all bloggers and non-bloggers in Pakistan. Everyone wanted to get their hands on something from this brand soon. So let's see what makeup revolution stuff I bought from J4G.

Makeup Revolution Haul from Just4girls

Okay so initially I bought just 2 things from this brand to see if they are worth the hype or not. If you are following me on my Facebook page, you must have seen my first haul there. I picked up one Makeup Revolution Awesome Eyeshadow & Eyebrow palette in shade "Disappear Till Tomorrow" and Makeup Revolution Salvation Velvet Lacquer in shade "Keep Flying for You". I got my parcel within just 3 days of ordering. and here is what I got in my first haul.

Makeup Revolution Haul from Just4girls

Okay so after trying these things, I was tempted to go for another small makeup revolution haul. I wanted to get one more color in these lip lacquers, a blusher and the brow kit. So this is what I bought in my second haul from Just4girls.

Makeup Revolution Haul

So at the end, here is a look at my complete makeup revolution haul from Just4girls. Along with product names and prices.

List of What I Bought:

• Salvation Velvet Lacquer in shade "Keep Flying for You" (PKR 550/-)
• Salvation Velvet Lacquer in shade "What I Believe" (PKR 550/-)
• Awesome Eyeshadow & Eyebrow palette in shade "Disappear Till Tomorrow" (PKR 750/-)
• Focus & Fix Brow Kit in shade Medium-Dark (PKR 600/-)
• Makeup Revolution Powder Blush in shade "Sugar" (PKR 225/-)

So this was all for now. Review on the velvet lacquers will be shared soon IA. Ahhhh....I am still tempted and want to go for a third haul. As the highlighter, cream blushers and lipsticks are looking great too :D 


Price & Availability: Prices of the products have been mentioned above. Makeup Revolution Stuff is exclusively available online in Pakistan at Just4girls. 


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